| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joshua Hennessy (fresh) SG - Manuel West (fresh) SF - Brandon Malone (fresh) PF - Paul Springs (fresh) C - James Carroll (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Swett (fresh) SG - Chet Hard (fresh) SF - Frankie Murray (fresh) PF - James Jones (fresh) C - Paul Young (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Paul Young wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | Illinois State | James Jones connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 19:31 | Northern Iowa | Paul Springs is alone and drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Brandon Malone | 2-3 |
| 19:20 | Illinois State | Brandon Malone blocks the short jumper by Robert Swett | 2-3 |
| 19:19 | Northern Iowa | James Carroll snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 19:17 | Northern Iowa | Frankie Murray steals the ball from James Carroll in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 19:15 | Illinois State | Robert Swett banks in the layup on a nice dish by Frankie Murray | 2-5 |
| 18:58 | Northern Iowa | James Carroll is whistled for traveling | 2-5 |
| 18:51 | Illinois State | Paul Young makes the jumper in the paint | 2-7 |
| 18:30 | Northern Iowa | James Carroll buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Joshua Hennessy | 4-7 |
| 18:16 | Illinois State | James Jones hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Swett | 4-9 |
| 17:58 | Northern Iowa | Paul Springs is by himself and knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Manuel West | 6-9 |
| 17:40 | Illinois State | Chet Hard misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 6-9 |
| 17:39 | Illinois State | Frankie Murray hits the follow up shot | 6-11 |
| 17:23 | Northern Iowa | Paul Springs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-11 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen (PG), Abel Gent (SG), Arthur Beauchamp (SF), Michael Minaya (PF), Daniel Harton (C) Joshua Hennessy, Manuel West, Brandon Malone, Paul Springs, James Carroll | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sean Boyd (PG), Philip Emberger (SG), Theron Morgan (SF), Preston Bell (PF), Jonathan Brewer (C) Robert Swett, Chet Hard, Frankie Murray, James Jones, Paul Young | |
| 17:05 | Illinois State | Jonathan Brewer is fouled on the floor by Daniel Harton - foul #1 on Daniel Harton, team foul #1 | 6-11 |
| 16:47 | Illinois State | Jonathan Brewer is called for 5 seconds | 6-11 |
| 16:37 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent loses the dribble to Preston Bell | 6-11 |
| 16:24 | Illinois State | Philip Emberger scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 6-13 |
| 16:12 | Northern Iowa | Michael Minaya is open and buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Shaun Dineen and he's fouled by Preston Bell - foul #1 on Preston Bell, team foul #1 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brandon Malone (SF) Shaun Dineen | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chet Hard (SG), Clark Nicosia (C) Theron Morgan, Preston Bell | |
| 16:12 | Northern Iowa | Michael Minaya makes the free throw | 9-13 |
| 15:55 | Illinois State | Jonathan Brewer hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Philip Emberger | 9-15 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Arthur Beauchamp (fresh) SG - Abel Gent (fairly fresh) SF - Brandon Malone (fresh) PF - Michael Minaya (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Daniel Harton (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Sean Boyd (fresh) SG - Chet Hard (fairly fresh) SF - Philip Emberger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Brewer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Clark Nicosia (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-15 |
| 15:37 | Northern Iowa | Michael Minaya tips it home | 11-15 |
| 15:20 | Illinois State | Jonathan Brewer hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Sean Boyd | 11-18 |
| 15:06 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Malone is open and buries a jump hook from close range set up by Arthur Beauchamp | 13-18 |
| 14:49 | Illinois State | Philip Emberger knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 13-20 |
| 14:35 | Northern Iowa | Michael Minaya clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Sean Boyd - foul #1 on Sean Boyd, team foul #2 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joshua Hennessy (PG), Manuel West (SG), Paul Springs (PF) Arthur Beauchamp, Abel Gent, Daniel Harton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Swett (PG), Theron Morgan (SF), Preston Bell (PF), Paul Young (C) Sean Boyd, Philip Emberger, Jonathan Brewer, Clark Nicosia | |
| 14:35 | Northern Iowa | Michael Minaya makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 14:35 | Northern Iowa | Michael Minaya makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 14:21 | Illinois State | Brandon Malone takes the ball from Robert Swett | 15-20 |
| 14:08 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Malone drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Manuel West | 17-20 |
| 13:54 | Illinois State | Preston Bell hits the finger roll set up by Robert Swett and he's hacked by Joshua Hennessy - foul #1 on Joshua Hennessy, team foul #2 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Carroll (C) Michael Minaya | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Hicks (PF) Paul Young | |
| 13:54 | Illinois State | Preston Bell makes the free throw | 17-23 |
| 13:41 | Northern Iowa | Paul Springs clanks a floater from the right block | 17-23 |
| 13:39 | Illinois State | Chet Hard pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| 13:16 | Illinois State | Robert Swett hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 17-23 |
| 13:14 | Northern Iowa | Paul Springs pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| 13:08 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Malone buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Paul Springs and he's fouled by Theron Morgan - foul #1 on Theron Morgan, team foul #3 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen (SG) Manuel West | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sean Boyd (SG), Frankie Murray (SF), James Jones (PF), Paul Young (C) Chet Hard, Theron Morgan, John Hicks, Preston Bell | |
| 13:08 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Malone misses the free throw | 20-23 |
| 13:08 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to James Jones | 20-23 |
| 12:58 | Illinois State | Frankie Murray misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-23 |
| 12:57 | Illinois State | Paul Young hits the follow up shot | 20-25 |
| 12:39 | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-25 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manuel West (SG), Arthur Beauchamp (SF) Joshua Hennessy, Brandon Malone | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 12:23 | Illinois State | Frankie Murray misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 20-25 |
| 12:22 | Northern Iowa | Paul Springs gets the rebound | 20-25 |
| 12:18 | Northern Iowa | Manuel West is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Boyd - foul #2 on Sean Boyd, team foul #4 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chet Hard (SG), Clark Nicosia (C) Sean Boyd, Paul Young | |
| 12:09 | Northern Iowa | Paul Springs is fouled on the floor by James Jones - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #5 | 20-25 |
| 11:59 | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Robert Swett - foul #1 on Robert Swett, team foul #6 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Brewer (PF) James Jones | |
| 11:59 | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 11:59 | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 11:42 | Illinois State | Robert Swett hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Frankie Murray and he's fouled by Shaun Dineen - foul #1 on Shaun Dineen, team foul #3 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerald Ferguson (PG), Brandon Malone (SF) Shaun Dineen, Arthur Beauchamp | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Philip Emberger (SG), Theron Morgan (SF) Chet Hard, Frankie Murray | |
| 11:42 | Illinois State | Robert Swett makes the free throw | 22-28 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerald Ferguson (fresh) SG - Manuel West (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brandon Malone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Paul Springs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Carroll (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Swett (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Emberger (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Theron Morgan (fresh) PF - Jonathan Brewer (fresh) 5 pts. C - Clark Nicosia (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Malone is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Brewer - foul #1 on Jonathan Brewer, team foul #7 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Hicks (PF) Robert Swett | |
| 11:38 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Malone misses the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 11:38 | Illinois State | Clark Nicosia snags the defensive board | 22-28 |
| 11:21 | Illinois State | Brandon Malone takes the ball from Clark Nicosia | 22-28 |
| 11:17 | Northern Iowa | John Hicks is called for the reach on Manuel West in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Hicks, team foul #8 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joshua Hennessy (PG), Abel Gent (C) Jerald Ferguson, James Carroll | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Swett (PG) Jonathan Brewer | |
| 11:17 | Northern Iowa | Manuel West makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 11:17 | Northern Iowa | Manuel West makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 11:02 | Illinois State | Theron Morgan misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-28 |
| 11:01 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Malone grabs the board | 24-28 |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | Paul Springs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-28 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton (C) Manuel West | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chet Hard (SG), Frankie Murray (SF), Preston Bell (PF), Paul Young (C) Philip Emberger, Theron Morgan, John Hicks, Clark Nicosia | |
| 10:39 | Illinois State | Paul Young comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Daniel Harton - foul #2 on Daniel Harton, team foul #4 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen (SG), Arthur Beauchamp (SF), Michael Minaya (PF), James Carroll (C) Abel Gent, Brandon Malone, Paul Springs, Daniel Harton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 10:39 | Illinois State | Paul Young makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 10:39 | Illinois State | Paul Young misses the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 10:39 | Northern Iowa | Michael Minaya snags the defensive board | 24-29 |
| 10:15 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Chet Hard - foul #1 on Chet Hard, team foul #9 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Brewer (PG), James Jones (PF) Robert Swett, Preston Bell | |
| 10:15 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 10:15 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 09:56 | Illinois State | Paul Young is fouled on the floor by James Carroll - foul #1 on James Carroll, team foul #5 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manuel West (SG), Brandon Malone (SF) Joshua Hennessy, Arthur Beauchamp | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Theron Morgan (SF) Frankie Murray | |
| 09:40 | Illinois State | Paul Young blows the layup | 26-29 |
| 09:39 | Northern Iowa | Michael Minaya grabs the defensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 09:34 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Malone misses long on an open jumper from the free throw line | 26-29 |
| 09:32 | Illinois State | Paul Young snags the defensive board | 26-29 |
| 09:12 | Illinois State | Paul Young scores on a runner from close range | 26-31 |
| 08:56 | Northern Iowa | James Carroll hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Chet Hard - foul #2 on Chet Hard, team foul #10 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joshua Hennessy (PG), Abel Gent (SG), Arthur Beauchamp (SF), Paul Springs (PF) Shaun Dineen, Manuel West, Brandon Malone, Michael Minaya | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Swett (PG), Philip Emberger (SG), Frankie Murray (SF), Preston Bell (PF), Clark Nicosia (C) Jonathan Brewer, Chet Hard, Theron Morgan, James Jones, Paul Young | |
| 08:56 | Northern Iowa | James Carroll misses the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 08:56 | Northern Iowa | James Carroll misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 08:56 | Illinois State | Clark Nicosia gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 08:44 | Illinois State | Robert Swett drills a 3 from straight away set up by Philip Emberger | 26-34 |
| 08:29 | Northern Iowa | Paul Springs misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 26-34 |
| 08:27 | Northern Iowa | Paul Springs grabs the offensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 08:11 | Northern Iowa | James Carroll makes the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-34 |
| 08:04 | Illinois State | Paul Springs takes the ball from Frankie Murray | 29-34 |
| 08:02 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerald Ferguson (PG), Manuel West (SG), Brandon Malone (SF) Joshua Hennessy, Arthur Beauchamp, James Carroll | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Theron Morgan (SF), John Hicks (PF) Frankie Murray, Preston Bell | |
| 07:52 | Illinois State | Clark Nicosia misses the lay-in | 29-34 |
| 07:50 | Northern Iowa | Paul Springs snags the defensive board | 29-34 |
| 07:37 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Manuel West | 31-34 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerald Ferguson (fresh) SG - Manuel West (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brandon Malone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Paul Springs (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Abel Gent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Swett (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Emberger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Theron Morgan (fairly fresh) PF - John Hicks (fresh) C - Clark Nicosia (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Illinois State | Robert Swett comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 07:19 | Illinois State | John Hicks grabs the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 07:07 | Illinois State | Robert Swett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-34 |
| 07:05 | Northern Iowa | Paul Springs grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 06:46 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Malone misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Clark Nicosia - foul #1 on Clark Nicosia, team foul #11 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joshua Hennessy (PG), Arthur Beauchamp (SG), Michael Minaya (C) Jerald Ferguson, Manuel West, Abel Gent | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Brewer (PG), Frankie Murray (SF), James Jones (PF), Paul Young (C) Robert Swett, Philip Emberger, John Hicks, Clark Nicosia | |
| 06:46 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Malone makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 06:46 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 06:25 | Northern Iowa | The refs have stopped play. Michael Minaya is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 33-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen (SG), James Carroll (C) Brandon Malone, Michael Minaya | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Preston Bell (C) Paul Young | |
| 06:17 | Illinois State | Jonathan Brewer makes the turnaround from close range and the foul's on James Carroll - foul #2 on James Carroll, team foul #6 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent (C) James Carroll | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 06:17 | Illinois State | Jonathan Brewer makes the free throw | 33-37 |
| 06:00 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Arthur Beauchamp | 36-37 |
| 05:33 | Illinois State | Jonathan Brewer is hacked by Joshua Hennessy - foul #2 on Joshua Hennessy, team foul #7 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manuel West (SG) Joshua Hennessy | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Philip Emberger (SG), Paul Young (C) Theron Morgan, Preston Bell | |
| 05:33 | Illinois State | Jonathan Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 05:33 | Illinois State | Jonathan Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 05:22 | Northern Iowa | Paul Young swats the short shot by Abel Gent | 36-39 |
| 05:21 | Illinois State | Paul Young pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 05:02 | Illinois State | Frankie Murray misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 05:01 | Illinois State | James Jones gets the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 04:47 | Illinois State | Shaun Dineen steals it from Paul Young | 36-39 |
| 04:44 | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen can't throw it down | 36-39 |
| 04:43 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to James Jones | 36-39 |
| 04:30 | Illinois State | Philip Emberger scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Jonathan Brewer | 36-42 |
| 04:27 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Brewer is called for the reach on Shaun Dineen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jonathan Brewer, team foul #12 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brandon Malone (SF) Arthur Beauchamp | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Swett (PG), Theron Morgan (SF), Preston Bell (PF) Jonathan Brewer, Frankie Murray, James Jones | |
| 04:27 | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 04:27 | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 04:09 | Illinois State | Theron Morgan drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Philip Emberger | 38-45 |
| 03:54 | Northern Iowa | Philip Emberger is called for the reach on Manuel West - foul #1 on Philip Emberger, team foul #13 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joshua Hennessy (PG), Daniel Harton (PF), James Carroll (C) Shaun Dineen, Paul Springs, Abel Gent | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sean Boyd (PG), Chet Hard (SG), John Hicks (PF), Clark Nicosia (C) Robert Swett, Philip Emberger, Preston Bell, Paul Young | |
| 03:54 | Northern Iowa | Manuel West makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 03:54 | Northern Iowa | Manuel West misses the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 03:54 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Clark Nicosia | 39-45 |
| 03:28 | Illinois State | Chet Hard clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-45 |
| 03:27 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Brandon Malone | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joshua Hennessy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel West (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brandon Malone (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Harton (fresh) C - James Carroll (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Sean Boyd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chet Hard (fairly fresh) SF - Theron Morgan (tiring) 3 pts. PF - John Hicks (fresh) C - Clark Nicosia (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Northern Iowa | Sean Boyd is called for the reach on Joshua Hennessy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sean Boyd, team foul #14 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Swett (PG) Sean Boyd | |
| 03:25 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Hennessy misses the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 03:25 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Hennessy makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 03:14 | Illinois State | Theron Morgan misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Daniel Harton - foul #3 on Daniel Harton, team foul #8 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp (SG), Paul Springs (PF) Manuel West, Daniel Harton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Jones (PF) John Hicks | |
| 03:14 | Illinois State | Theron Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 03:14 | Illinois State | Theron Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 02:53 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Malone can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 02:51 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Hennessy snags the offensive board | 40-47 |
| 02:32 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Malone loses the ball out of bounds | 40-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Frankie Murray (SF), Preston Bell (PF), Paul Young (C) Theron Morgan, James Jones, Clark Nicosia | |
| 02:11 | Illinois State | Brandon Malone picks off the pass by Robert Swett | 40-47 |
| 01:51 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 01:49 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp misses the tip | 40-47 |
| 01:47 | Illinois State | Paul Young grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 01:42 | Illinois State | Frankie Murray is called for traveling | 40-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerald Ferguson (PG), Manuel West (SG) Joshua Hennessy, Arthur Beauchamp | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Brewer (PG), John Hicks (PF) Robert Swett, Preston Bell | |
| 01:28 | Northern Iowa | Manuel West knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 42-47 |
| 01:20 | Illinois State | Paul Young clanks a fadeaway from close range | 42-47 |
| 01:19 | Illinois State | Jonathan Brewer gets the offensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 01:05 | Illinois State | Chet Hard's pass is intercepted by Brandon Malone | 42-47 |
| 01:00 | Northern Iowa | Paul Springs lays it up and in set up by Brandon Malone | 44-47 |
| 00:46 | Illinois State | Chet Hard misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | Manuel West snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 00:22 | Northern Iowa | James Carroll comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 44-47 |
| 00:20 | Illinois State | Jonathan Brewer snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 00:04 | Illinois State | Chet Hard drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-50 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Jerald Ferguson misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 44-50 |